Build process:
Considering it was maybe 6 years ago when I was in the PC build scene not all that much has changed, some of my old PC parts feature in my 1st Gen 1.8GHz Dual Core are here today but in full force. Using help from you guys here, YouTube videos (NCIX and the like) I had a pretty firm grasp on where I was heading and what had to be done including the price/preformance I could achieve building from scratch my way.

The physical build only took about 1hr, it was really quite fun. The Prodigy is truly a remarkable case and props to Bit Fenix they deserve full credit, even if you remove all drive bays you can still install 1 laptop HDD and 2 SSD's on the side case panel, lol. I fortunately only remove a small upper section of drive bays that easily clipped out to make room for my GTX 650 video card which was maybe 1CM too long to allow both to sit in side.

Final thoughts:
I few minor road blocks along the way such as power converters for the fans but I just nicked those from my old PC. Also windows had issues installing but I quickly sorted some stuff out in the bios and got up and running.

Beautiful case, powerful computer. Everything I've thrown at it runs at full graphics 720P I can even emulate PS2 games at 720P with x8 AA. 720P is my TV limit, I am sure even with a GTX 650 2GB 1080P wouln't cause much issue.

Thanks to all that helped, now if only I could turn this into a PC building business :/

Last edited by mickice; 08-23-2013 at 02:24.

-[ Over half of the 100~ish UHD Blu-rays on the market ]-
-[ I wouldn't even watch if they came free with my breakfast cereal ]-

PCSX2 1,0 works 10 x better than anything I ever tried before,. Silent hill 2 actually works at 50FPS its PAL so thats the standard Hitman 2 on the other hand has a 60Hz option cant seem to get AA to work though but at least every game I tried so far actually works.

I think it has issues running games from a DVD, if I were to rip to a iso I think it would be better, certain things stutter then I hear my DVD drive ramp up to load dialogue or something.

A game not working at all or giving graphical glitches is more to do with the software than the CPU.

Final fantasy games seem to wrk brilliantly and always have in most PS2 emulators because they are so popular and loved by fans. They get them working with patches and hacks. Look how many tools are specifically to do with final fantasyhttp://pcsx2.net/download/viewcatego...e-editors.html

If that's your budget and you plan on playing DX11 games then drop to an i5 and spend the extra $100 on a better GPU. The 650 is low end. Look at a 760 from Nvidia or 7950 from AMD.

The i7 is typically a waste of money.

EDIT: Aslo, Haswell cpu's run very very hot! That case and motherboard will limit the aftermarket cooling options. Just a heads up.

People say Haswell runs hot, I say install another fan. Under 100% load for 5minutes the top temp reached was 51°c for the CPU.
On a daily basis, browsing internet and videos I hover around 28°C so heat is fine.

Plus in this build the back fan and the front fan could both be bigger.

As for the GPU every game I've thrown at it, run maxed out, lol.
When ripping video from DVD for my tablet uncompressed I get 270fps conversion rate thanks to hyperthreading. I can also watch and record multiple HD TV streams with no issues.

Last edited by mickice; 08-24-2013 at 01:12.

-[ Over half of the 100~ish UHD Blu-rays on the market ]-
-[ I wouldn't even watch if they came free with my breakfast cereal ]-